Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, J an. 25.

toNUh EaS0lONAI
TUESDAY, Jan. 25.
Senate-Charles B. FarwelI, senator elect
from Illinois was administered the oath
of office. He took the seat recently oc-
cupied by Cullom while the latter took
that of the late Senator Logan.
Blair moved to lay aside the unfinished
business and take up the proposed woman
suffrage constitutional amendment. Car
ried by vote of % to 16. Before pro-
&c eding with the consideration of the suf-
frage resolution the chair announced his
signature to the Interstate commerce bill.
On motion of Malone the hills for pub
lie buildings were taken from the calen-
dar as passed as follows: Increasing the
appropriation for Minneapolis to $780,
| 600; for building at Charleston, S. c.,
not to exceed 100000 for a site and $2OC,
900 for a building. The woman suffrage
amendment was discussed at length by
Sens. Brown, Dolph, Vest, Eusits and 9th
ers, but no action was taken ON the bill.
Beck gave notice that he would to-mor-
row call up the railroad attorney bill.
The senate then adjourned.
House-In the house the enroll
ed copy of the interstate commerce
it has been signed by the president of the
senate 1t will be sent to the president.
Mr.. Turner, of Georgia. called up the
Rhode Island contested election case of
Page VS.. Pierce. The majority resolu
ton declares the seat vacant, while the
minority resolution confirms the right of
Pierce to the senate. The majority reso-
luton was agreed to, yeas, 130; nays, 80.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, reported the
agricultural appropriation bill, and it
was referred to the committee of the
whole. The house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. &c.
Seadte.--The credentials of Gary of
Delaware, Dawes, of Massachusetts,, and
Cockrell, of Missouri, were presented and
placed on file. The senate then resumed
consideration of the bill to establish ag-
ricultural experimental stations in con-
nection with agricultural colleges estab-
lished under the act of July 2, 1882.
After long discussion and the offering
of and voting on large number of
amendments, Hawley offered a substitute
for the bill, and on his motion the bill and
substitute were ordered printed, and the
matter went over till tomorrow. The
railroad attorney bill was then taken up
and Barry obtained the floor to discuss it,
but the senate Immediately went into ex-
ecutive session, and when the doors were
reopened adjourned.
House-The speaker laid before the
house letter from the secretary of the
treasury submitting estimates of the ap
preparation to meet the expenditures re-
quired by the Mexican pension bill.
Referred. 1t is estimated that 1868
600 Will be required for the fiscal
years payment of pensions, and he
asks for an appropriation of two
hundred and tifty-seven thousand
dollars for increased clerical force.
After a struggle for precedence be-
tween the pleuro-pneumonia bill and the
river and harhor appropriation bill, the
latter proved successful, and the house
went into committee of the whole, McMil-
in, of Tennessee. in the chair, on that
measure. The original bill was ordered
engrossed and read the third time; yeas,
243, nays, 81; and the previous question
was orrered on the final passage of the
bill. Hepburn demanded the reading of
the engrossed copy, and as the bill had
not been egrossed the house adjourned.
The bill will come up for final action to-
morrow.
THURSDAY, Jan. ~.
Senate-The senate resumed con-
sideration of the agricultural ex-
perimental stations bill. 1t directs
the establishment, in connection with ag-
ricultural colleges, of department to be
known and designated as an agricultural
experimental station. Where there are
two such colleges in one state, the
amount appropriated to each state and
tar 60 600
is to be equally divided between them
unless the state Legislature shall other
wise direct. At 3;15 p. IN.
the senate passed the dependent
soldiers pension bill without amend
ment and without division.
HoWse-The speaker announced the
unfinished business to be the
river and harbor appropriation bill. The
bill passed yeas 154, nays "a, in the exact
form in which it was reported from the
committee on rivers and harbors. Ham
mond from the committee on judiciary,
reported adversely the joint resolution
providing for the election of United
States senators by the people of the Uni
ted States. At the request of Weaver,
the joint resolution was placed upon the
house calendar. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. IS.
Senate - The senate this after
noon took up the bill to prohibit
members of congress from acting as at
torneys or employees for railroad compa-
nies holding charters or having received
grants of lands or pecuniary aid from the
United States, and Sen. Berry addressed
the senate in advocacy of the bill. He
did not believe that a senator or member
drawing $4,000 or $4,000 a year from
the Union Pacific Il. r. Co. could act and
vote impartially on the Pacific funding
bill, or on the Northern Pacific
land forfeiture bill. Amendments
to the bill were offered by Platt
and Hoar. The latter said the
bill was aimed at n state of things not ex-
listing and not likely to exist. Sen.
Hoar withdrew his motion to re-
consider the vote by which the dependent
parents pension bill was passed yester-
day. He explained that he had an obiec-
tion to the clause about dependent p2-
rents, but he did not wish to imperil the
final passage of the bill. The senate
then adjourned till to-mcrrow.
HouSs.-In the house Mr.. Forney pre-
sented the conference report on the
bill making an annual appropria-
tian of four hundred thousand dollars
for the equipment of the militia forces
of the United States, and it was agreed
to. The house then went into commit
tee of the whole on the plero- pneumonia
bill. On motion of Mr.. Hatch, an amend
ment was adopted increasing from $1,000
to s., 500, the salary of the chief of the
bureau of animal industry Mr..
Swineburne offered an amendment pro-
viding that the force employed shall
include scientific attainments and not less
/ than six years of actual experience in
sanitary and pathological work, and es-
| pecially In the investigation of couta-
| gious diseases, and to aid these experts
/ in their investigation all necessary aid
/ shall be rendered by the commissioner of
agriculture. Mr.. Swineturn's amend
ment was adopted, ia TO Is. On
| motion of Mr.. O'Hara, of New Mexico.